A Catholic nun and theologian has praised Pope Francis for placing women in decision-making positions within the Church but expressed her wish that his successor can go “further and faster” on the ...

The Catholic College of Cardinals convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the present day.

Pope Francis has died, Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell has announced. The senior official said on Monday: “At 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the ...

Gatwick, which is the UK’s second busiest airport, was badly affected by ATC staff shortages across continental Europe in ...

He said Hamas has rejected Israel’s latest proposal to free half the hostages in return for another temporary truce.

The bank holiday weekend will end with cloud and rain for much of the UK, the Met Office has forecast. The weather service said that Monday would be “rather cloudy with rain continuing eastwards, ...

Despite the declaration of an Easter ceasefire on Saturday, Ukrainian forces have recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling.

Scottish Water staff will stage a two-day strike from midnight amid a continued dispute over pay. Workers will walk out on Tuesday and Wednesday following a one-day strike last month. Unison, which ...

The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began removing stoats in 2019 and the latest survey, which covered 100 sites and recorded pairs of wading birds per square kilometre, showed a modest recovery since ...

A huge fire has broken out at a flat building in east London, with 100 firefighters tackling the blaze. Footage showed flames engulfing two different flats on Leman Street in Aldgate, with smoke seen ...

Bedford Blues won a thriller at Ealing Trailfinders as the top two went head-to-head on Easter Saturday. Blues triumphed 30-24 in the capital while Hartpury beat Coventry to leapfrog their visitors ...